Picture this - Sheffield bar hailed as one of country’s ‘best places to drink’

Ellen Beardmore

Revellers in Sheffield have another excuse to head out after payday - after a city bar was hailed as one of the best places to drink in the country.

Picture House Social on Abbeydale Road - which serves up cocktails, craft beer, ping pong and authentic Italian street food - was a runner up in the prestigious Observer Food Monthly awards.

The Picture House Social's head Chef Ste Mullins (right) and chef Robbie McKinney.

The bar is in the basement of the iconic Abbeydale Picture House and is a venture from James O’Hara, who co-founded The Great Gatsby on Division Street.

It was one of only two venues in the north of England to get a mention in the awards, with Friends of Ham in Leeds also triumphing. on Crpo

Meanwhile, Beanies Wholefoods on Crookes Valley Road won the best independent retailer prize.

James said: “These are probably the most prestigious food awards in the country in terms of how they’re viewed in the industry, and to get a couple of Sheffield places in there is extremely rare and bloody great!”

Joe Cribley, general manager of the Picture House Social, in Abbey Road South, is pictured in the ping pong room.